Heaven smiled on conscience! As the soldier rose From rank to rank, how sacred was the fame That cancell"d crime, and raised him nearer thee!
Mme. Deschap. A Colonel and a hero! Well, that"s something!
He"s wondrously improved! I wish you joy, sir!
Mel. Ah! the same love that tempts us into sin, If it be true love, works out its redemption; And he who seeks repentance for the Past Should woo the Angel Virtue in the Future.